Waqar extends top seed

Published May 13, 2005

ABBOTTABAD, May 12: There were no surprises as the seeded players moved into next round of President PSF National Open Squash Championship after defeating their rivals on the first day of main round played at PSF Squash Complex on Thursday.

Thirty two players from all over the country are taking part in the tournament.

Top seed Shamasul Islam dropped a game before beating upcoming Waqar Mehboob while Majeed Hussain outgunned Adil Atlas in the day’s longest match that went to the distance.

RESULTS:

Shamasul Islam bt Waqar Mehboob 11-10, 5-11,11-9 11-1; Khayal Muhammad bt Mamoon Rasheed 11-9, 11-5 (Retired); Amir Atlas bt Jehangir Khan 11-5, 11-4, 11-2; Khalid Atlas bt Atique Butt 11-8, 11-6 and 11-3; Amjad Khan bt Asghar Khan 11-5, 11-10 and 11-7; Majid Khan bt Shehroz Khan 11-5, 11-9, 11-3; Farhan Moeen bt Shahzad Khan 11-9, 8-11, 1-11, 11-9, 11-5; Saeed Hassan bt Alamzeb (Jr) 11-10, 12-11, 12-11; Naveed Atlas bt Faisal Zaman 11-5, 11-5,11-6; Zahir Shah bt Waseem Shad 11-7, 11-9 and 11-8; Arshad Iqbal Burki bt Jehanzeeb Masood by 11-3, 11-2, 11-1.

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